Talk:Doherty

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[edit] Vandalism?

What has happened to this article? Most of the content has disappeared, can one of the regular contributors fix it? Gregorydavid 10:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

OK thank you it is fixed.. Gregorydavid 07:02, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Update on clan Assn. (Malin Head B&B?)

Regarding the statement: "To this end, the family continues on as a voluntary organisation involved in history and genealogy, operating a bed and breakfast at Malin Head on the northern tip of Inishowen, and hosts regular family reunions."

I am involved with the clan association and am not familiar with a Malin Head B&B that represents the clan assn. Please provide more info, otherwise I will edit the page to reflect the following...

The O'Dochartaigh (Doherty) Clann Association is North American-based (USA/Canada) with an international focus. The founder, Pat Dougherty, moved to Ireland in the early 1980s. As clan herald he ran a B&B on Inch Island and did family research. Pat has reduced his involvement in the clan assn. but continues as the clan herald and provides genological research services from Buncrana.

Doherty reunions in Ireland are organized by the O'Dochartaigh Irish Reunion Committee, chaired by James 'Sausage' Douherty (an amalgamation of the reunion committees from Inishowen and Derry). Pat was the USA rep on the Inishowen Reunion Committee. A summary of these organizations will be posted on the O'Dochartaigh website by the end of Sep 2006.

Daniel Doherty, O'Dochartaigh webteam http://www.odochartaigh.org

--D1doherty 15:57, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

The above wording-change proposed by Daniel Doherty ought to be incorporated immediately. His statement corrects the prior statement's error and adds clearer understanding. Dan is currently on the Executive Board of the O'Dochartaigh Clann Association and speaks with the authority worthy of his office. From a fellow boardmember, Cameron Dougherty, son of the Clan Herald.

[edit] Move

I think that this article should be moved to "Ó Dochartaigh" and the "Doherty" references changed to Ó Dochartaigh, as Doherty excludes other variations of the name. The Doherty page can then be redirected to Ó Dochartaigh. Any thoughts? Dun 18:43, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree, as "Ó Dochartaigh" is the original clan name, whereas "Doherty" is simply the more modern anglicized variant of the name. —Skope (talk) 01:23, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I disagree, because of WP:use english. If this was the Irish-language WP then go ahead. Which, BTW, really should get done. Kevlar67 (talk) 03:41, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

But WP:use english also refers to WP:Manual_of_Style_(Ireland-related_articles), which calls for some common sense on this issue. There is no explicit guidelines regarding generic surname pages, but it also shows precedents for using the original Irish versions in the English WP. Doherty may be the most common version of Ó Dochartaigh in Ireland, but Dougherty is more common in the USA. Dun (talk) 16:43, 18 February 2008 (UTC)